Over the last three years of the pandemic, schools have gone through major changes in how they deliver curriculum. From every student going home
Teachers are in a difficult job. In some sense, teachers are caught in a soft skills business around deeper learning with hard skills accountability
In the Mismeasure of Man (1981), paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould critiques, “the statistical methods and cultural motivations underlying biological determinism, the belief that the social and
So much of education reform involves large restructuring of schools and systems. Sometimes it is important to focus on some simple and time-tested ways
What is a mindset? A mindset is a set of attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts that shape an individual’s perception and interpretation of the world
For about six months the ChatGPT bot has hit the headlines that matter to schools: “The University of New Hampshire has warned students about the consequences
It can be daunting to teach. At first, as a student, you can see yourself becoming a teacher, but the moment you turn around
For many years I have been advocating for better policy that is partially driven by teachers and what they know. This respect for teacher
Tomorrow is the international day of education. This is the fifth year of celebration originally declared in 2018 and then celebrated by the United
As the overall rate of teenage pregnancy declines, the relationship between teenage pregnancy and inequality may be positively influenced by learning, progress, and education.
Learning and education were onced defined by the Greeks as a, “desire for universal understanding” (Tubbs, 2014). As this broad goal of universal understanding
This may be an odd concept in an educational blog, but the history of these United States depends on understanding the generation of wealth
In my last blog, I tried to give readers a sense of how much we don’t know about what is being learned, and how
Although we have thought of learning in multiple metaphors such as the drawing out of learning, or the experiential element of learning, or even,
There is a pendulum swing going on from whole language to phonics in reading strategies for American Students in K-12 schools. Phonics teaching where
Students go to school to learn how to read and do math. Schools of course offer many other subjects like art, social studies, science,
When you think back to the best type of learning experience you ever had, the name and face of that teacher usually come back
Introduction: Since the beginning of educational pedagogy—the theories, methods, and practices of teaching and learning—reading has always been placed first in importance. As the
I think we are on the verge of a very important election that seems to hold our current democracy in its hands. Normally, a
Accuracy in data collection is needed in order to make better decisions for K-12 schools. For example, how many teachers do we need nation-wide
Today we see a huge drop in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores. These were released today, so next week, I will
Last week the Malden, Massachusetts Public School Teacher’s Union voted to strike and today the Haverhill, MA Public School teachers followed suit. Some of
K-12 Schools in America are falling behind in staffing, literacy rates, attendance, and community cohesiveness. The reasons for this are directly linked to the
I was talking to a seasoned teacher from one of the best district schools in Massachusetts and she said she was resolved that standardized